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Free anti-spam software for the Mac

Cloudmark announced DesktopOne for Mac, that enables Mac users to filter email to eliminate messaging threats, protecting consumers and small businesses against spam, phishing …

Fake Facebook alert leads to Blackhole, malware

Due to the huge popularity of Facebook and its one billion active users, bogus emails impersonating the social network are constantly hitting users’ inboxes. The latest …

Bogus Apple invoice leads to Blackhole, banking malware

If you receive an invoice seemingly coming from Apple that apparently shows that your credit card has been billed for $699,99 (or a similar preposterously huge amount of …

Bogus Chase Paymentech notification carries malware

If you receive an email seemingly coming from payment processing company Chase Paymentech, think twice about opening the attachment it carries. The email purportedly delivers …

Fake tsunami news report leads to malware

Fake news about celebrity deaths and impending natural disasters are often employed by online scammers and malware peddlers aiming to trick users into clicking on malicious …

Mobile spam is impacting most U.S. adults

Mobile spam has become prevalent, with the majority of U.S. adults who text reporting that they have received an unsolicited text message, according to a survey conducted …

“USPS delivery problem” spam leads to malware

If you are a regular user of the United States Postal Service, beware of fake emails seemingly coming from the company, telling you that they have failed to deliver one of …

GateWall Mail Security

rotects corporate environments from malware threats, spam and data loss issues. This software-based solution is installed within the corporate intranet and acts as a …

The danger behind low-volume email attacks

“Broad campaigns often spoof notifications from well-known businesses, establishments, organizations, and agencies, and are very widespread these days. However, smaller …

Malicious spam campaign targets QuickBooks users

Intuit-themed malicious spam campaigns pop up every couple of months or so, given that the company’s tax preparation, accounting, financial management and billing …

Bogus Facebook photo notification carries malware

A new Facebook-themed spam campaign is targeting the social network’s users, trying to trick them into opening the attached file: “The attached ZIP file has the …

How to recognize rogue online pharmacies

As the prices of pharmaceuticals keep rising, so does the popularity of online pharmacies. Crooks noticed the high earning potential of rogue online pharmacies from the very …

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